During the COVID-19 pandemic, South Asia emerged as a critical 'trunk location' for influenza A viruses while West Asia maintained B/Victoria circulation, revealing how global viral patterns adapt to disrupted air travel networks.
Despite increased scrutiny during COVID-19, spreading misinformation to the public accounted for just 0.1% of all medical board disciplinary actions - exponentially lower than traditional offenses like negligence (28.7%) and inappropriate prescribing (13.5%).
Experience of personal COVID-19 loss was linked to nearly four times higher odds of trusting vaccine science (aOR=3.91; 95% CI, 1.87-8.18), with these individuals showing 89.9% vaccine acceptance by 2023 compared to 80% among those without loss.